Mapping Lava Flows with Groundbreaking Field Instrument
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 – Millions of people live near active volcanoes that are constantly monitored for signs of an impending eruption. When one occurs, scientists and […]
Sweet Victory: Sensor Detects Adulteration in Honey
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2023 – Adulteration is a bitter truth in the sweet world of honey. As consumers seek nature’s nectar for its purity and health benefits, […]
Automating Blood Smears for Easier Malaria Diagnosis
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 – One of the key steps in diagnosing or treating many bloodborne diseases is to perform a blood smear, where a drop of […]
Microfountain Pen Draws Minute Patterns for Live Cells, Circuits
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 — Advances in intuitive microwriting devices that can print microstructures could pattern electric circuits and more. The setup, featuring a robot arm to […]
Laboratory Will Illuminate Formation, Composition, Activity of Comets
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2021 — Comets are icy and dusty snowballs of material that have remained relatively unchanged since they first formed billions of years ago. Studying […]
Something in the Air: Embedded Gas Sensing Device Promises Simple, Accurate Volatile Organic Compounds Detection
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 — Emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) include a variety of chemicals. Many of these chemicals are […]
Cellphone Converts Into Powerful Chemical Detector
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 — Scientists from Texas A&M have developed an extension to an ordinary cellphone that turns it into an instrument capable of detecting chemicals, […]
Microwaves Used to Deactivate Coronavirus, Flu, Other Aerosolized Viruses
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2021 — As the pandemic has continued to spread globally, studies indicate the COVID-19 virus may be contained in aerosols that can be generated […]
Device Mimics Life’s First Steps in Outer Space
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2020 — A device developed by scientists at the CY Cergy Paris University and Paris Observatory promises insight into how the building blocks of […]